Bitcoin fell to $61,300 over June 3-4, triggering ~$3 billion in crypto derivatives liquidations across two sessions, with 266,158 traders forcibly liquidated in the worst 24 hours. Catalysts: spot ETF net outflows exceeding $2B over two weeks, Strategy's first BTC sale in nearly four years, and Middle East tensions. Total crypto market cap shed $190B in June.
A Bitcoin trader recovered a wallet worth approximately $400,000 with Claude AI's assistance after forgetting the password set while intoxicated 11 years ago. The AI systematically narrowed down password combinations using the trader's fragmented memories and behavioral patterns.
Charles Schwab ($SCHW), managing $12 trillion in assets for 35 million retail clients, launched direct spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading on May 13, 2026 via its new Schwab Crypto platform. The launch puts Schwab in direct competition with Coinbase ($COIN) and Robinhood ($HOOD), arriving the same day JPMorgan filed with the SEC for a tokenized Treasury money market fund on Ethereum as the tokenized RWA market surpasses $32 billion.
A high-scoring r/wallstreetbets link pointed to Strategy $MSTR's latest SEC filing: 34,164 BTC acquired for $2.54B, lifting holdings to 815,061 BTC.